Charlie Parker — Charlie Parker With Strings (Deluxe Edition)

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The words “Supervised by Norman Granz” are appended after the title <i>Charlie Parker With Strings</i>. Those familiar with the troubled genius of bebop can intuit that “supervising” Bird was typically a difficult if not impossible task. As Tad Hershorn breaks it down in his book <i>Norman Granz: The Man Who Used Jazz for Justice</i>, Granz had exclusive rights to record Parker from 1948 until the alto saxophonist’s death, and through much of it Parker was a wreck, firmly in the grip of addiction.<br /> Yet in late November 1949, Parker was able to record six tracks for Mercury with a jazz rhythm section and a chamber group of three violins, viola, cello, oboe/English horn and harp. The strings idea would prove influential: Clifford Brown followed suit on <i>Clifford Brown With Strings</i> in 1955; Stan Getz recorded with strings on his celebrated 1961 album <i>Focus</i>. The concept in Parker’s case was all standards, no originals, in marked contrast to much of his output. More songs were recorded in July 1950 and January 1952, but the Verve packages we know today as <i>Charlie Parker With Strings</i> (including the Complete Master Takes and the Deluxe Edition) stem from what was originally something a piecemeal effort on Mercury’s part.<br /> While Granz was certainly concerned with commercial success (and he got it—the “Just Friends” single, Hershorn notes, was Parker’s best-selling record ever), it would be facile to assume this was some attempt to neuter the fiercest of improvisers with a misplaced easy-listening format. Parker’s interest in classical music, as well as his desire to try new things beyond the conventional small jazz group, is well-established. He was especially drawn to the 20th-century innovations of Stravinsky and others, who stretched harmony and rhythm in ways that the master bebopper admired. Sadly, Parker was unable to develop this thread in his music any further.<br /> Critics may have bashed <i>Charlie Parker With Strings</i> at the time (as well as other late-career Parker projects that Granz oversaw), but our knowledge of the artist would be poorer if we’d never heard him navigate this batch of songs, “singing” their beautiful melodies on alto, masterfully inserting bebop language and sounding very much in his element.

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Charlie Parker

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  1. Just Friends 3:32
  2. Everything Happens To Me 3:17
  3. April In Paris 3:08
  4. If I Should Lose You 2:48
  5. Summertime 2:48
  6. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 3:14
  7. Dancing In the Dark 3:12
  8. Laura 2:59
  9. They Can't Take That Away From Me 3:20
  10. You Came Along (From Out of Nowhere) 3:09
  11. East of the Sun (West of the Moon) 3:41
  12. Easy To Love 3:32
  13. I'm In the Mood For Love 3:36
  14. I'll Remember April 3:05
  15. Temptation 3:33
  16. Autumn In New York 3:31
  17. Lover 3:09
  18. Stella By Starlight 2:58
  19. Repetition 2:59
  20. What Is This Thing Called Love? (Live) 2:54
  21. April In Paris (Live) 3:12
  22. Repetition (Live) 2:48
  23. Easy To Love (Live) 2:25
  24. Rocker (Live) 3:11
  25. Just Friends (Take 1 / Incomplete) 0:44
  26. Just Friends (Take 2 / Alternate Take) 3:48
  27. Just Friends (Takes 3 / False Start & Take 4 / Alternate) 4:12
  28. Everything Happens To Me (Take 1 / Alternate Take) 3:21
  29. April In Paris (Take 1 / Alternate) 3:54
  30. April In Paris (Take 2 / Alternate Take) 3:33
  31. Summertime (Take 1 / Alternate Take) 3:07
  32. Dancing In the Dark (Take 2 / Alternate Take) 4:00
  33. Dancing In the Dark (Take 3 / Alternate) 3:23
  34. Dancing In the Dark (Take 4 / Alternate) 3:30
  35. Laura (Take 1 / Alternate Take) 2:59
  36. They Can't Take That Away From Me (Take 1 / Alternate Take) 3:27
  37. (You Came Along From) Out of Nowhere (Take 1 / Alternate Take) 3:28
  38. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) [Take 1 / Alternate Take] 3:51
  39. Easy To Love (Take 1 / Alternate Take) 3:37
  40. I'm In the Mood For Love (Take 3 / Alternate Take) 3:29
  41. I'll Remember April (Takes 1 / Alternate & Take 2 / False Start) 3:23
  42. Temptation (Take 1 / Alternate Take) 3:58
  43. Stella By Starlight (Take 1 / Alternate Take) 4:11